Riff: Skrillex feat. Damian Marley – “Make it Bun Dem”

If you juxtaposin, I wouldn’t suppose it/Get on the floor, let’s get on the floor

Given dubstep’s roots in dub and reggae, this collaboration makes sense. Dropping the robot-sex-sounds, this subtler groove shows promise but is ultimately doomed. It’s repetitive and boring. Skrillex’s output is draining him of ideas, and Marley acts again as a phoned-in stereotype.

Riff by Karl Ernest

Karl is a Seattle-based musician and writer at SONGLYRICS; a veteran of both east and west-coast scenes, he has performed with the likes of The Ying Yang Twins, David Arquette, Wynton Marsalis, among others. But he's no stranger to seedy dives or house shows, either.